Initially I bought a Matstone from Juice Producer and after about a week I left a glowing review simply because I was delighted with it. But about a week after that I began to get a little peeved with its idiosyncrasies and began yearning for something just a little more effiecient. The Matstone works perfectly well and it does its job properly, but there is room for improvement.
I don't know how long the Matstone has been in production but I expect after awhile they realised, the same as I did, that it could be improved upon with a little extra R&D. For instance, the dicing of the fruit & veg becomes a chore if like me, you're impatient. Also the carefully prepared fruit & veg has to be through at a sedate pace. If you try to hurry it; it doesn't like it and the pulp comes out wet and can be sodden. Which then becomes almost as wasteful as a centrifugal juicer, which kind of defeats the object of spending that little bit extra for a juicer that does a better job.
So having become a little disenchanted with the Matstone, I found myself looking on YouTube for inspiration on how I could improve matters. I watched the videos on just about every juicer on the market, and soon discounted the Champion which I thought was the one I was going to go for as a replacement. But the one that really caught my attention was the Hurom, and after further investigation I soon realised that Juice Producer sell the same model designated as the KT 100. As I'd bought the Matstone from Juice Producer a quick phone call to their office established that they would be happy to exchange the Matstone for the KT 100, which is what I did.
And I'm delighted. As far as I'm concerned, it's everything you could possibly want for in a juicer. It goes about its job quietly and efficiently and does a first class job of juicing. The pulp comes out dry and the cleaning, although not quite the doddle the Matstone was, is easy enough and nowhere near the trouble the centrifugal was. The build quality of the KT 100 is excellent and well worth paying the extra for. Add to that the good service from Juice Producer and you should be juicing happily for many years to come. All in all, I reckon money well spent.